Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Roaring success for Derby apprenticeship provider in first inspection

Blue Lion Training Academy rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colin Booth, chief executive, Luminate Education Group

Colin Booth’s 40-year career has taken him from teaching anything anybody would pay him for, whilst living homeless in...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Engineering training provider scoops another ‘outstanding’

Inspectors praise TTE Training's 'highly ambitious curriculum' and 'relentless' focus on safeguarding

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Ofsted

ESFA allows ‘inadequate’ apprenticeship provider to keep contract

Inspectors now say the provider has made 'reasonable progress' across the board

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges, Ofsted, SEND

SEND college to close after second ‘inadequate’ rating

Farleigh FE college will close its doors to learners with autism this summer

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Adult education giant returns to top Ofsted rating

Inspectors said City Lit fostered ‘exceptionally well-motivated’ students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

‘No doubt’ underfunding is impacting on learners

Ofsted deputy director reveals the recruitment crisis is impacting the quality of provision

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Ofsted, Prison education

Prison leaders slammed for ‘slow progress’ on reading education

Education and prisons watchdogs criticise lack of progress on last year’s damning report on reading education

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Ofsted, SEND

Yorkshire SEND college fails to make safeguarding progress after third Ofsted visit in four months

Watchdog finds college had made insufficient progress in keeping learners safe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel